River Medina Entrance, Cowes

A View from Spinlock

This camera is hosted on the waterfront premises of Spinlock, a British marine safety and rigging manufacturer whose gear is used by sailors across the world. From its vantage point the lens looks out across the harbour mouth toward the Solent.

Where the Medina Meets the Solent

The town of Cowes, on the northern coast of the Isle of Wight, sits where the River Medina flows into the Solent, the busy channel separating the island from mainland England.

A Storied Sailing Town

Cowes is internationally known as the home of Cowes Week, one of the world's oldest and largest sailing regattas, and of the historic Royal Yacht Squadron.

A Working Waterway

Beyond racing, the harbour mouth is in constant use by cross-Solent ferries, the Cowes chain ferry, and pleasure craft moving between the Medina's marinas and the open water.